Succession of Fox

The petitioner, Patrick Fox, seeks to recover from the estate of his brother, Bernard Fox, three thousand dollars, the amount of a remunerative donation made in his favor by tbe deceased in his last will and testament, in consideration of long and faithful services rendered to him. The answer of the executrix admits that such a remunerative disposition is contained ,in the last will of the deceased, but avers that tbe petitioner is not entitled to recover, because he is not a creditor of the estate, not having been in the employment of, nor having worked for the deceased, except for a short…